World Suicide Prevention Day


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๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐’๐”๐ˆ๐‚๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„ ๐๐‘๐„๐•๐„๐๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜

Theme: Changing the Narrative on Suicide • Start the Conversation

World Suicide Prevention Day is observed annually on 10 September to raise awareness about suicide prevention, reduce stigma surrounding mental health, encourage compassionate conversations, and strengthen community support.

๐Ž๐๐‰๐„๐‚๐“๐ˆ๐•๐„

To promote awareness about suicide prevention, encourage people to speak openly about emotional distress, reduce stigma, strengthen supportive relationships, promote appropriate help-seeking, and create safer and more compassionate schools, colleges, healthcare institutions and communities.

๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐€๐’ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐’๐‚๐‡๐Ž๐Ž๐‹๐’

๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐€๐’๐’๐„๐Œ๐๐‹๐˜ ๐’๐๐„๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹

1.Special awareness presentation on suicide prevention and emotional well-being.
2.Student speech on the importance of kindness, connection and support.
3.Message on the importance of speaking to a trusted adult when facing difficulties.
4.Special “Start the Conversation” activity.
5.Pledge promoting compassion and responsible support.
6.Display of positive messages such as “You Matter” and “You Are Not Alone”.

๐’๐“๐”๐ƒ๐„๐๐“ ๐€๐‚๐“๐ˆ๐•๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐„๐’

1.Poster competition on “Every Life Matters”.
2.Essay writing on “The Importance of Mental Well-being”.
3.“Wall of Hope” activity.
4.Kindness message-writing activity.
5.Student-created awareness posters.
6.Role-play on listening and supporting a friend.
7.“One Caring Conversation” campaign.
8.Teacher-student awareness discussion.
9.Short video on hope, support and help-seeking.
10.Reflection activity: “How Can I Make My School More Supportive?”

๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐€๐’ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐‚๐Ž๐‹๐‹๐„๐†๐„๐’

๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐€๐‹ ๐‡๐„๐€๐‹๐“๐‡ ๐€๐–๐€๐‘๐„๐๐„๐’๐’ ๐’๐„๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐€๐‘

1.Understanding mental health and emotional well-being.
2.Recognising emotional distress and the importance of seeking help.
3.Breaking the stigma surrounding mental-health support.
4.The role of friendship and social connection.
5.Student stress, academic pressure and healthy coping.
6.Digital well-being and responsible online communication.
7.The role of teachers, counsellors and healthcare professionals in support systems.

๐‚๐€๐Œ๐๐”๐’ ๐€๐‚๐“๐ˆ๐•๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐„๐’

1.“Start the Conversation” campaign.
2.Student mental-health awareness forum.
3.Wall of Hope.
4.Poster and slogan competition.
5.Student-teacher interaction programme.
6.Expert counselling awareness session.
7.Peer-support awareness programme.
8.Campus walk for mental well-being.
9.Kindness and connection campaign.
10.Student-created awareness exhibition.

๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐€๐’ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐๐”๐‘๐’๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‚๐Ž๐‹๐‹๐„๐†๐„๐’

๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐€๐‹ ๐‡๐„๐€๐‹๐“๐‡ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐๐‘๐Ž๐…๐„๐’๐’๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐’๐”๐๐๐Ž๐‘๐“

1.Role of nurses in promoting mental well-being.
2.Compassionate communication with vulnerable individuals.
3.Recognising signs of emotional distress and following appropriate referral procedures.
4.Importance of professional mental-health support.
5.Patient dignity, empathy and non-judgemental care.
6.Family communication and supportive healthcare.
7.Role of nurses in community mental-health awareness.

๐€๐‚๐“๐ˆ๐•๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐„๐’

1.Mental-health awareness programme.
2.Student role-play on compassionate communication.
3.Health education exhibition.
4.Mental-health awareness poster competition.
5.Student presentation on the nurse’s role in suicide prevention.
6.Community mental-health awareness programme.
7.Expert interaction with a mental-health professional.

๐•๐Ž๐‹๐”๐๐“๐„๐„๐‘ ๐€๐‚๐“๐ˆ๐•๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐„๐’

๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐Œ๐”๐๐ˆ๐“๐˜ ๐‚๐Ž๐๐๐„๐‚๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐

1.Conduct mental-health awareness activities in communities.
2.Promote the message “It is okay to ask for help”.
3.Organise kindness and social-connection activities.
4.Support community awareness about available professional services.
5.Conduct awareness programmes for youth and parents.
6.Promote responsible and supportive communication.

๐˜๐Ž๐”๐“๐‡ ๐„๐๐†๐€๐†๐„๐Œ๐„๐๐“

1.Youth Mental Health Awareness Ambassador Programme.
2.“One Caring Conversation” initiative.
3.Peer-support awareness campaign.
4.Youth-led poster and digital awareness campaign.
5.Community Hope and Connection Programme.

๐’๐๐„๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐Œ๐„๐†๐€ ๐„๐•๐„๐๐“๐’

1.“Hope and Connection Day”.
2.“Start the Conversation” Campaign.
3.Walk for Life and Mental Well-being.
4.Wall of Hope Exhibition.
5.Inter-School Mental Health Awareness Programme.
6.Youth Mental Health Awareness Summit.
7.“Every Life Matters” Poster Exhibition.
8.Community Mental Well-being Awareness Drive.
9.Teacher-Student Listening Forum.
10.Kindness and Compassion Campaign.
11.Mental Health Resource Exhibition.
12.Youth-led Community Support Awareness Programme.

๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐‚๐Ž๐๐๐„๐‚๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐

๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ‘ – ๐†๐Ž๐Ž๐ƒ ๐‡๐„๐€๐‹๐“๐‡ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐–๐„๐‹๐‹-๐๐„๐ˆ๐๐†

Promotes mental health, emotional well-being, prevention, early support and access to appropriate healthcare.

๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ’ – ๐๐”๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐˜ ๐„๐ƒ๐”๐‚๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐

Supportive educational environments help learners develop emotional resilience, social connection and healthy help-seeking behaviour.

๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ – ๐‘๐„๐ƒ๐”๐‚๐„๐ƒ ๐ˆ๐๐„๐๐”๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐„๐’

Reducing stigma and barriers to support can help ensure that people from different backgrounds can access appropriate assistance.

๐’๐ƒ๐† ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” – ๐๐„๐€๐‚๐„, ๐‰๐”๐’๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐„ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐’๐“๐‘๐Ž๐๐† ๐ˆ๐๐’๐“๐ˆ๐“๐”๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’

Safe, inclusive and compassionate institutions can strengthen trust, dignity, participation and social support.

๐Ž๐”๐“๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐„๐’

1.Increases awareness about suicide prevention and mental well-being.
2.Reduces stigma surrounding mental-health support.
3.Encourages healthy help-seeking behaviour.
4.Strengthens student-teacher and peer relationships.
5.Promotes compassionate listening and responsible support.
6.Encourages safe and inclusive educational environments.
7.Strengthens community awareness and connection.
8.Encourages collaboration between educational institutions, healthcare professionals and volunteers.

๐–๐Ž๐‘๐‹๐ƒ ๐’๐”๐ˆ๐‚๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„ ๐๐‘๐„๐•๐„๐๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐๐‹๐„๐ƒ๐†๐„

“I pledge to listen without judgement, speak with kindness, respect the feelings of others, challenge stigma, encourage people to seek appropriate help, and contribute to a supportive community where every person feels valued, connected and cared for. I will promote compassion, hope and responsible action.”

๐Œ๐„๐’๐’๐€๐†๐„ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐’๐“๐”๐ƒ๐„๐๐“๐’

“Sometimes the most powerful support is simply being willing to listen. Let us create a world where asking for help is seen as courage, conversations are met with compassion, and no one feels that they have to face difficult moments alone.”

๐—ก ๐—ข ๐—ง ๐—˜

๐“๐จ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐”๐ ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ–๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ:

1.Conduct World Suicide Prevention Day activities in your institution.

2.Take clear photographs and short videos of the activities.

3.Prepare a brief event summary highlighting the objectives, activities, participation and outcomes.

4.Send the photographs, videos and event summary via WhatsApp to ๐Ÿต๐Ÿต๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฏ (WA).

5.As per the programme’s recognition process, eligible institutions may be acknowledged for their participation and contribution towards SDG-focused youth engagement, community awareness and sustainable development. Selected/eligible institutions and participants may receive appropriate appreciation or participation recognition according to the programme guidelines.

๐€ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐”๐ ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ–๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ข๐š ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

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Academic Recovery Camp

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๐—”๐—–๐—”๐——๐—˜๐— ๐—œ๐—– ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—–๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—–๐—”๐— ๐—ฃ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ A student scores 32% in Mathematics. Another struggles to read at grade level. A third has failed Science twice. ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜€? Their names are placed on a “Weak Students List.” They are called for extra classes. Sometimes teachers announce publicly: “๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—น.” Classmates know who they are. Parents know their child has been labelled “weak.” Teachers may gradually begin expecting less from them. And eventually, the students themselves may start believing: “๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€.” This is where academic support can unintentionally become academic humiliation. The school may genuinely be trying to help. But the system may be sending the wrong message. A child who is already struggling does not need another la...
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World Suicide Prevention Day - September 10

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๐Ÿ…†๐Ÿ„พ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ„ป๐Ÿ„ณ  ๐Ÿ…‚๐Ÿ…„๐Ÿ„ธ๐Ÿ…‚๐Ÿ„ฒ๐Ÿ„ธ๐Ÿ„ณ๐Ÿ„ด  ๐Ÿ„ฟ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ„ด๐Ÿ……๐Ÿ„ด๐Ÿ„ฝ๐Ÿ…ƒ๐Ÿ„ธ๐Ÿ„พ๐Ÿ„ฝ  ๐Ÿ„ผ๐Ÿ„พ๐Ÿ„ฝ๐Ÿ…ƒ๐Ÿ„ท แด›สœแด‡ แดœษด แดส™๊œฑแด‡ส€แด แด€ษดแด„แด‡ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ - ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ The theme for 2024 is 'Changing the Narrative on Suicide' with an associated call to action of 'Start the Conversation'. To mark the day, we will be lighting up our headquarters, The Curve, orange to show our support for suicide prevention, to remember a loved one and for the survivors of suicide. 1.Learn the warning signs of suicide. Suicide is a deeply complex and personal issue, and it’s important to remember that not everyone who has a mental health condition or experiences risk factors contemplates or plans suicide. Nevertheless, it is vital to know the warning signs that someone might be at immediate risk for a suicide attempt. ▪️Talking about wanting to die or wanting to kill oneself ▪️Talking about feeling empty, hopeless, or having no reason to live ▪️Talking about feeling trapped or that one has no solutions ▪️Feeling unbeara...
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